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The London Season - Going to the Drawingroom, 1856. London debutante going to be presented at Buckingham Palace. 'Since a certain richness of apparel and profusion of trimming are now the rule, even in ordinary toilets, her Majesty's Drawingroom...afforded, as may be supposed, ample scope for a display of gorgeous costumes...For young married ladies...or for young ladies who have already made their debut, it is considered in the best taste to have the train and the skirt of the same colour, and the head-dress to correspond with them as much as possible...As our readers are probably aware, the Presentation Dresses are entirely of white; nevertheless, they present a considerable variety of style...We are indebted for the above information to the courtesy of Madame Einstein Devy , 73, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.